The Clinical Value of the WAIS in the Diagnosis of Organic Brain Damage

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale is the most widely used psychological test in the area of neuropsychology, though it was not originally designed to assess the effects of brain damage. This psychometric tool is not sufficient enough. if used alone. to diagnose brain damage. Different types of brain...

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Main Author: El Sheikh R. Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: King Saud University 1991-01-01
Series:Journal of Educational Sciences
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Online Access:https://jes.ksu.edu.sa/sites/jes.ksu.edu.sa/files/v3n11991-6.pdf
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spelling doaj-5aa7f374e0fb485e93d087a123377bfd2020-11-25T00:45:59ZaraKing Saud UniversityJournal of Educational Sciences1658-78631658-76771991-01-0131125141The Clinical Value of the WAIS in the Diagnosis of Organic Brain DamageEl Sheikh R. IbrahimWechsler Adult Intelligence Scale is the most widely used psychological test in the area of neuropsychology, though it was not originally designed to assess the effects of brain damage. This psychometric tool is not sufficient enough. if used alone. to diagnose brain damage. Different types of brain damage produce different patterns of effects on the WAIS. There is no one pattern which is produced by all forms of brain damage that is distinct from some functional problems. This paper deals with the effects of different brain damage on the WAIS and their clinical interpretations.https://jes.ksu.edu.sa/sites/jes.ksu.edu.sa/files/v3n11991-6.pdfClinical ValueWAISDiagnosisOrganic Brain DamageWechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
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The Clinical Value of the WAIS in the Diagnosis of Organic Brain Damage
Journal of Educational Sciences
Clinical Value
WAIS
Diagnosis
Organic Brain Damage
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
author_facet El Sheikh R. Ibrahim
author_sort El Sheikh R. Ibrahim
title The Clinical Value of the WAIS in the Diagnosis of Organic Brain Damage
title_short The Clinical Value of the WAIS in the Diagnosis of Organic Brain Damage
title_full The Clinical Value of the WAIS in the Diagnosis of Organic Brain Damage
title_fullStr The Clinical Value of the WAIS in the Diagnosis of Organic Brain Damage
title_full_unstemmed The Clinical Value of the WAIS in the Diagnosis of Organic Brain Damage
title_sort clinical value of the wais in the diagnosis of organic brain damage
publisher King Saud University
series Journal of Educational Sciences
issn 1658-7863
1658-7677
publishDate 1991-01-01
description Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale is the most widely used psychological test in the area of neuropsychology, though it was not originally designed to assess the effects of brain damage. This psychometric tool is not sufficient enough. if used alone. to diagnose brain damage. Different types of brain damage produce different patterns of effects on the WAIS. There is no one pattern which is produced by all forms of brain damage that is distinct from some functional problems. This paper deals with the effects of different brain damage on the WAIS and their clinical interpretations.
topic Clinical Value
WAIS
Diagnosis
Organic Brain Damage
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
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